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 November 11, 2025 Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives Office of the Governor, Thomas E. Bramlette: Governor's official correspondence file, petitions for pardons, remissions, and respites 1863-1867 KYR-0001-004-3355 BR42-208 to BR42-210

Perry County, Kentucky Perry County, Kentucky Petition English Version 1 of page "4": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "4": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "3": Changes to page transcript. Version 1 of page "2": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "3": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 0 of page "2": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile. Version 1 of page "1": Changes to page transcript. Version 0 of page "1": Empty transcript -- probably initial upload of page facsimile.
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To his Excelency Thomas E Bramlett govner of the commonwealth

The Citizens of Perry County would Respectfully Represent to your honor that Elizah Messer Stands indicted in the perry Circuit Court for one of the most wilful murders that Ever was Committed in the state of Ky the man that was murdered was by the name of Henry Combs a Soleger Belonging to the nineteenth Ky Regiment vol infantry and was at home on furlow at the time he was murdered we under Stand that there has been a petition Sent to Excelency asking you to pardon him your petitionners would Respectfully Say to you that the good citizens of this county would greatly Regret the Pardoning of said messer as he was a Bad man Befor the war and has murdered various others besides Combs

John Baker J P Combs Felix Combs W. W. Combs D. P. C. Martin Combs Elizah morgan Robert Combs Gilbert Combs John J. C. Stacy M C Napier Henry Fields Joseph Dore William Shepard Jesse Coubs C. P. C. C. P H Whiteker Francis Combs Levi Combs Jeremiah Combs Isaac Whiteker Robert Eversole Abraham Eversole Wilson Eversole Esq Whiteker James Whiteker Edward Combs John Combs William Combs

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John C Combs Wesley Combs William Campbell Lewis Campbell William Campbell Andr Combs John Stably Stably William Campbell Lewis Melvin Irvin Eversole Alec heinglard preston Combs Saml Eldrich William Eldridge James C Combs Edward Combs John Combs Will Combs Marion Combs

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Thomas Campbill Isaac Combs Hugh Combs Wm Cisemore Louis Cisemore Wm N Combs William Combs Samuel Combs John B Campbell S P C Robert Williams John Williams Woolery G Eversoll thomas Eversoll firansis. Campbell Joseph Campbell Alford Eversoll Williams Serey Combs Eli Combs Willey Combs Bill Combs Elihu Combs John Shephrd Thomas Bush John Bush Hendrson Youge Nathan Youg Rufus States Thomas hoskins William hoskins James felds Jacob felds William Felds Wesley Felds Robt fields John fields tuG fields harison franses Roley hoskins Thommas Singee Allen Combs Jefferson hoskins Charles Combs John Combs Ezekiel Combs Alford Combs delany Combs Moses D fitimer Willis Standiford Stephen Standiford John Standiford Samuel Standiford Walt Standiford Melvin Standiford Gorge Bush Daniel Bush Stephen felds Willey Olver thomas Olivr James oliver Jr James oliver Sr Alford oliver Bese oliver Shery Combs James T Combs Combs Gehard Combs

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167-1419 Elijah Messer for Murder of Combs Perry Co. Remonstrance v. Pardon of

Thomas E Bramlett Frankfort Ky